scholarly journals The influence of process parameters on the performance of nylon 6 selective laser sintering parts

2021 ◽  
Vol 1798 (1) ◽  
pp. 012021
Author(s):  
Liang Si ◽  
Yuchen Han ◽  
Mengyuan Zhou ◽  
Maoyuan Li
2010 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 578-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.Y. Wang ◽  
Q. Dong ◽  
X.X. Shen

Warpage is a crucial factor to accuracy of sintering part in selective laser sintering (SLS) process. In this paper, The influence of process parameters on warpage when sintering polystyrene(PS) materials in SLS are investigated. The laser power, scanning speed, hatch spacing, layer thickness as well as temperature of powder are considered as the main process parameters. The results showed that warpage increases with the increase of hatch space. Contary to it, warpage decreases with the increase of laser power. Warpage decreases with the increase of layer thickness between 0.16~0.18mm and changes little with increase of the thickness. Warpage increases along with the increase of scanning speed but decreases when the speed is over about 2000mm/s. When the temperature changes between 82°C-86°C, warpage decreases little with the increase of temperature. But further increase of temperature leads to warpage decreasing sharply when the temperature changes between 86°C-90°C.


2010 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 430-433
Author(s):  
Nai Fei Ren ◽  
Pan Wang ◽  
Yan Luo ◽  
Hui Juan Wu

The dimensional accuracy and mechanics properties of parts made by Selective Laser Sintering depend greatly on the sintering process parameters. The influence of process parameters on warping weight of parts sintered by blends of polyamide (PA12) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) was studied. The relationship between the process parameters and the warping height was presented. The surface morphology of the part and uniformity of powder mixed were analyzed by SEM. The optimum parameters of minimum warping height were obtained: preheat temperature 110°C, scan speed 300mm/s, laser power 21W, thickness of single layer 0.2mm.


2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 630-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar Tiwari ◽  
Sarang Pande ◽  
Sanat Agrawal ◽  
Santosh M. Bobade

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose and evaluate the selection of materials for the selective laser sintering (SLS) process, which is used for low-volume production in the engineering (e.g. light weight machines, architectural modelling, high performance application, manufacturing of fuel cell, etc.), medical and many others (e.g. art and hobbies, etc.) with a keen focus on meeting customer requirements. Design/methodology/approach – The work starts with understanding the optimal process parameters, an appropriate consolidation mechanism to control microstructure, and selection of appropriate materials satisfying the property requirement for specific application area that leads to optimization of materials. Findings – Fabricating the parts using optimal process parameters, appropriate consolidation mechanism and selecting the appropriate material considering the property requirement of applications can improve part characteristics, increase acceptability, sustainability, life cycle and reliability of the SLS-fabricated parts. Originality/value – The newly proposed material selection system based on properties requirement of applications has been proven, especially in cases where non-experts or student need to select SLS process materials according to the property requirement of applications. The selection of materials based on property requirement of application may be used by practitioners from not only the engineering field, medical field and many others like art and hobbies but also academics who wish to select materials of SLS process for different applications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 961-998
Author(s):  
Roberto Brighenti ◽  
Mattia Pancrazio Cosma ◽  
Liviu Marsavina ◽  
Andrea Spagnoli ◽  
Michele Terzano

Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is a broad definition of various techniques to produce layer-by-layer objects made of different materials. In this paper, a comprehensive review of laser-based technologies for polymers, including powder bed fusion processes [e.g. selective laser sintering (SLS)] and vat photopolymerisation [e.g. stereolithography (SLA)], is presented, where both the techniques employ a laser source to either melt or cure a raw polymeric material. The aim of the review is twofold: (1) to present the principal theoretical models adopted in the literature to simulate the complex physical phenomena involved in the transformation of the raw material into AM objects and (2) to discuss the influence of process parameters on the physical final properties of the printed objects and in turn on their mechanical performance. The models being presented simulate: the thermal problem along with the thermally activated bonding through sintering of the polymeric powder in SLS; the binding induced by the curing mechanisms of light-induced polymerisation of the liquid material in SLA. Key physical variables in AM objects, such as porosity and degree of cure in SLS and SLA respectively, are discussed in relation to the manufacturing process parameters, as well as to the mechanical resistance and deformability of the objects themselves. Graphic abstract


2014 ◽  
Vol 630 ◽  
pp. 318-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Czesław Kundera ◽  
Tomasz Kozior

The article contains the results of studies concerning the effects of selected parameters of the manufacturing process of elastic bellows on their elastic properties and strength. Bellows models were made using additive technology SLS selective laser sintering, in which the material used to construct models was a polyamide PA 2200. Bellows printing process proceeded in a surface parallel to the axis of the bellows and in a surface perpendicular to it. Based on measurements of deformation coefficients of elasticity of bellows were determined, also the measure of the maximum axial force exerted by the bellows while loading the internal pressure was carried out. Comparing the measurement results a significant effect of process parameters on the flexible properties of elastic bellows and their resistance to internal pressure were determined.


2013 ◽  
Vol 670 ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Hui Liu ◽  
W.J. Xie ◽  
C. Zhao ◽  
L. Zhang ◽  
Z.L. Lu

Generally, pressures resulted from roller during leveling process in selective laser sintering has the effect of densification of powder materials. But extra frictions due to them become the forces which always deteriorate the surface of the part and mark it with several lines trace. Sometimes, the manufacturing can even not continue if these forces accumulate to a large extent to move the whole part. Therefore, the whole forming process will be obliged to stop owing to the displacement of part from above mentioned damage. In this work, the emerging reason and related variation factors of these forces were studied mathematically, the mathematical and physical model of friction force was also built to describe the connections between the leveling process parameters and them. How to control the influence factor of friction to abate their damages to surfaces and promote the forming quality were also discussed based on these models. This will provide a common reference for the application of selective laser sintering technology.


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